(N)Itindeed boosted a slumbering career

It wouldn’t be (Nit)incorrect to say that So Gaya Yeh Jahan, from Tezaab, was Mukesh’s son’s redemption song.

He was nearing the end of the second decade of his career – which, by no stretch of the imagination, was remarkable – when the Laxmikant-Pyarelal composition came his way.   

Fortunately, Kumar, the other man who lent his voice to it, didn’t do too Shabb(ir)y a job. They were joined by Yagnik, who could be (Al)kalled Ms Dependable.

The six-minute, four-second-long track – which will P(and)e(renniall)y be associated with Chunky (on whom it was picturised) – was penned by Javed Akhtar.

(Am)It earned Paudwal a nomination

Let’s hark back to the days when the protagonist’s threat to his beloved was a treat for the listeners’ ears.

“Keh do ke tum ho meri warna jeena nahin, mujhe hai marna” (Say you’re mine, or else I don’t want to live; I’ll die) – which was seven minutes and 57 seconds long – was the longest song on the soundtrack of Tezaab.

Penned by Javed Akhtar, the track was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

(Am)It was rendered by Kumar and Anuradha Paudwal, who was nominated for a Filmfare Award in the Best Female Playback Singer category in 1989. 

That’s (Al)kalled an awesome ‘number’

To say that Alka Yagnik’s seven-minute, 37-second-long song from Tezaab (1988) became a chartbuster would be an understatement.

(Dix)It made the twinkle-toed Madhuri an overnight sensation and earned her a moniker – the Ek Do Teen girl.

Those who wanted to know the Hindi words for numbers (1-26) simply had to listen to this number, which was penned by Javed Akhtar and composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal (who were nominated for Filmfare Awards in the Best Lyricist and Music Director categories, respectively, in 1989).

Yagnik bagged the first of her seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer.